Local Hunters take Passion to New Level

by IVA KAY HORNER, Editor/Publisher Brush News-Tribune

Posted:
12/25/2012 01:00:00 AM MST

Updated:
12/26/2012 10:56:38 AM MST

Joel Kolman, far left, and Bobby Guzman, far right, are pictured with NAPA Auto Parts/C&C Auto/Hardware Hank owner Steve Albert and his son, Ryan,who presented the hunters with a 2013 Artic Cat 4x4 Prowler HDX recently. The hunters will be able to use the utility vehicle until March 31, at whichtime, it will be returned and available for sale at NAPA Auto Parts/C&C Auto. (by IVA KAY HORNER, Publisher/Editor, Brush News-Tribune. )

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When Bobby Guzman and Joel Kolman of Brush are not working their day jobs, they can be found roaming the Eastern Plains scouting and hunting coyotes.

Now in their 16th fall/winter season of the fastest-growing hunting sport in North America, it is their success that has the Brush hunters receiving support from several sponsors, including Artic Cat,who recently provided the men with a 2013 Artic Cat 4x4 Prowler HDX. Although based in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, their new mode of transportation for their hunts is being supplied by NAPA Auto Parts/C&C Auto/Hardware Hank of Brush.

According to Steve Albert, owner of the local business, Guzman and Kolman will have use of the Artic Cat now through March 31. Once it is returned to the Brush store, the utility vehicle will be available for sale at a discount, adding that, while he began selling Artic Cat in June of this year, this is the first time he has participated in a program of this type.

"A very special thanks goes to Steve Albert and the team at NAPA/Hardware Hanks in Brush," Guzman and Kolman commented.

They also are thankful for the assistance and support received from M2D Camo of Chattaroy, Washington, who supply their camouflage clothing, while Burris Optics/Steiner Binoculars of Greeley provides scopes and binoculars. Their AR platform rifles are provided by DPMS Panther Arms of St. Cloud, Minnesota, with Mojo Outdoors of Monroe, Louisiana, supplying electronic callers and decoys.

Coming through with ammunition for their hunts is Hornady Ammunition, based in Grand Island, Nebraska, with predator hand calls supplied by Reese OUtdoors of Kenai, Alaska.

The team also receives support from The Cornerpost Hunting Lodge in St. Francis, Kansas, as a contest hunt sponsor.

Graduates of Brush High School, the men have taken their love of hunting a step further by forming Plains Ghost Productions, the video production company that features their hunts.

In only their second season of filming, Guzman and Kolman already have 45 videos available on Youtube that feature their sponsor's respective products in use while on an actual hunt.

Videos can be found by typing in Bobby Guzman or Plains Ghost Productions into the site's search engine, Guzman explained, adding, "Plains Ghost videos have been featured in the booths of Burris Optics and M2D Camo at the largest hunting and firearm trade show (called Shot Show) in the country."